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Hello, colleagues. Looking for a WATER INLET SIDE PLATE
Arvydas,
You may wish to see what it would cost to fabricate one of those in Stainless Steel.
Unless someone in the PAS makes a reproduction, the likelihood is that most of the available Water Jacket Covers are rusty and / or, rusted through.
After all, they are +/- 90-years old.
The Water Jacket cover on my 1925, Series 80 was made well before 1990, and it is whistle-clean.
That stated, it is Stainless Steel.
Perhaps someone on the Message Board knows of someone who already reproduced them.
Good luck,
Peter
Arvydas,
By the way, take a look on the Parts & Services section of this (PAS) website, scroll down to the section for Radiator & Cooling System and then look to see if anyone on the list is making what you need.
Peter
Depends on the condition of course, but when the plate on my Series 80’s engine developed a leak, I removed it and found on the inside a collection of gunk with corrosion underneath. I cleaned it up and had a welder run a bead over the perforations on the inside, then reinstalled it, and Bob’s your uncle, as they say in England: leaks stopped.
A servicable plate is not that hard to fabricate: remember the water baffle on the inside which forces the coolant flow to distribute better, and realize the spacing of the bolt holes is not exactly regular.
Hi,
maybe there are the drawings or photos from the other side?
Arvydas
On my Car, the inner baffle is a strip of stainless steel sheet which is tack-welded along the top edge and serves to somewhat divert the water flow from the pump to disburse it better: very simple but I am not certain this is the correct original design. I do not have problems with overheating. Another Member may have a photo to better-illustrate this for you.